Thirty firefighters have been killed in shooting incidents while on duty since 1990, according to an analysis by the Hearst Television Data Team. That includes the two firefighters who were shot and killed in an Idaho ambush on Sunday.In Coeur d鈥橝lene, crews responded to a fire around 1:30 p.m., where they were met with shots fired from a man armed with a rifle. Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said in a news conference that the suspect likely started the fire and that the ambush was intentional.Names have not yet been released for the two firefighters killed. A third was taken to a hospital and is being treated for injuries. They join 28 other firefighters who have been shot and killed while on duty since 1990, according to data from the U.S. Fire Administration. "On duty" includes firefighters who were killed while responding in the field, but also those who were shot in fire stations or while attending training.This was the first time on-duty firefighters have been killed in Idaho due to gunfire.The last firefighter shot and killed while on duty was Adam Loren, 40, of the Burnsville Fire Department in Minnesota. Loren was shot after responding to a domestic disturbance call on Feb. 18, 2024. Two police officers were also killed, and a third was injured. The shootings in Idaho are at least the fourth time firefighters have been killed in an ambush since 1990. In 2012, two firefighters were killed in Webster, New York, after an individual intentionally set a vehicle on fire and then started shooting once crews arrived on the scene. The victims 鈥� Michael Chiapperini, 43, and Tomasz Kaczowka, 19 鈥� were both volunteers. Four years prior, firefighter and paramedic Ryan Hummert, 22, was shot and killed after a gunman had set a vehicle on fire to reportedly lure first responders. Hummert worked for the Maplewood Fire Department in Saint Louis, Missouri. The first reported ambush against firefighters since 1990 鈥� the earliest year the U.S. Fire Administration has records for 鈥� was in 2000. Two firefighters were shot and killed by an off-duty Memphis, Tennessee, firefighter who set a house fire and placed the 911 call. Lt. Javier Lerma, 41, and Pvt. William Blakemore, 48, of the Memphis Fire Department, were both shot and killed upon arrival at the scene. A deputy sheriff was also killed. Some of the firefighters killed by gunshot wounds died as a result of workplace disputes. One of the deadliest firefighter mass shootings occurred in 1996, when a firefighter shot and killed four of his supervisors while they were attending a meeting at the Jackson Fire Department in Mississippi.The 1996 victims include captains Stanley Adams, 45, and Meredith Moree, 49, and district chiefs Willie Craft, 48, and John Robbins, 47.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Thirty firefighters have been killed in shooting incidents while on duty since 1990, according to an analysis by the Hearst Television Data Team. That includes the two firefighters who were shot and killed in an Idaho ambush on Sunday.
In Coeur d鈥橝lene, crews responded to a fire around 1:30 p.m., where they were met with shots fired from a man armed with a rifle. Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said in a news conference that the suspect likely started the fire and that the ambush was intentional.
Names have not yet been released for the two firefighters killed. A third was taken to a hospital and is being treated for injuries.
They join 28 other firefighters who have been shot and killed while on duty since 1990, according to data from the U.S. Fire Administration. "On duty" includes firefighters who were killed while responding in the field, but also those who were shot in fire stations or while attending training.
This was the first time on-duty firefighters have been killed in Idaho due to gunfire.
The last firefighter shot and killed while on duty was , 40, of the Burnsville Fire Department in Minnesota. Loren was shot after responding to a domestic disturbance call on Feb. 18, 2024. Two police officers were also killed, and a third was injured.
The shootings in Idaho are at least the fourth time firefighters have been killed in an ambush since 1990.
In 2012, two firefighters were killed in Webster, New York, after an individual intentionally set a vehicle on fire and then started shooting once crews arrived on the scene. The victims 鈥� Michael Chiapperini, 43, and Tomasz Kaczowka, 19 鈥� were both volunteers.
Four years prior, firefighter and paramedic Ryan Hummert, 22, was shot and killed after a gunman had set a vehicle on fire to reportedly lure first responders. Hummert worked for the Maplewood Fire Department in Saint Louis, Missouri.
The first reported ambush against firefighters since 1990 鈥� the earliest year the U.S. Fire Administration has records for 鈥� was in 2000.
Two firefighters were shot and killed by an off-duty Memphis, Tennessee, firefighter who set a house fire and placed the 911 call. Lt. Javier Lerma, 41, and Pvt. William Blakemore, 48, of the Memphis Fire Department, were both shot and killed upon arrival at the scene. A deputy sheriff was also killed.
Some of the firefighters killed by gunshot wounds died as a result of workplace disputes. One of the deadliest firefighter mass shootings occurred in 1996, when a firefighter shot and killed four of his supervisors while they were attending a meeting at the Jackson Fire Department in Mississippi.
The 1996 victims include captains Stanley Adams, 45, and Meredith Moree, 49, and district chiefs Willie Craft, 48, and John Robbins, 47.
